Malibu Beach (film) explained

Malibu Beach
Director:	Robert J. Rosenthal
Screenplay:	Celia Susan Cotelo Robert J. Rosenthal
Producer:	Marilyn Jacobs Tenser
Starring:	Kim Lankford James Daughton Susan Player Michael Luther Steve Oliver Flora Plumb
Cinematography:	Jamie Anderson
Editing:	Robert Barrere
Music:	Michael Lloyd
Distributor:	Crown International Pictures
Runtime:	96 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Malibu Beach is a 1978 American film directed by Robert J. Rosenthal.^[1]

Premise

Young people have adventures over the summer.

Cast

• Kim Lankford as Dina
• James Daughton as Bobby
• Susan Player as Sally
• Michael Luther as Paul
• Steve Oliver as Dugan
• Flora Plumb as Ms. Plickett
• Roger Lawrence Pierce as Claude
• Sherry Lee Marks as Margie
• Tara Strohmeier as Glorianna
• Rory Stevens as Charlie
• Parris Buckner as Rodney
• Bruce Kimball as Lyle
• Bill Adler as Vanner

Reception

The film made $2.25 million.^[2] Reviews were generally poor.^[3] However the Los Angeles Times called it "pleasant as a summer holiday" and "tinged with a poingnant sense of youth's fleetingness."^[4]

See also

• The Van (1977 film)

External links

• Malibu Beach at IMDb

Notes and References

1. News: Malibu Beach are 60s beach films. The Tampa Tribune. 18 April 1978. 42.
2. Book: Donahue, Suzanne Mary. American film distribution : the changing marketplace. 1987 . UMI Research Press . 295. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
3. News: 'Malibu': Stuffing a stale bikini. Abilene Reporter-News. 16 July 1978. 28.
4. News: Kevin. Thomas. 'Malibu Beach': A farewell to youth. The Los Angeles Times. 5 May 1978. 90.